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Chapter 1: What are President Trump's statements about the Iran war objectives?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says Iran war objectives are nearing completion.
I've made clear from the beginning of Operation Epic Fury that we will continue until our objectives are fully achieved. Thanks to the progress we've made, I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly, very shortly.
Trump delivered a roughly 20-minute primetime speech from the White House. He repeated claims that the U.S. has destroyed Iran's military, urged patience with high costs brought on by the spike in oil prices, and said countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz should take action to secure the passage. Following the speech, oil prices rose above $105 a barrel.
Stocks in Asia lost ground after Wednesday's gains on Wall Street. A top world energy policy group has detailed the extent to which Gulf countries have had to drastically reduce their oil and gas production due to the lack of export possibilities through the state of Hormuz.
And Paris Eleanor Beardsley reports a Paris-based international energy agency says millions of barrels of oil and billions of cubic meters of natural gas have gone unexploited since the war began.
The IEA says during the month of March, production decreased 25 percent in Saudi Arabia, more than 60 percent in Kuwait, and 80 percent in Iraq. but the countries must keep some level of production going to avoid the consequences of shutting down oil wells, which can cause significant damage. Once stopped, some wells are difficult to start again. Others become entirely unusable.
IEA President Fatih Birol says the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has resulted in the greatest threat to world energy security ever. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
A medical examiner in Buffalo, New York, has ruled the death of a Rohingya refugee a homicide. And 56-year-old Nurul Amin Shah Alam had been dropped off by Border Patrol agents in freezing weather. Ryan Zunder of Buffalo, Toronto Public Media reports on renewed calls for justice from Alam's refugee community.
Health officials say Alam died on a cold downtown street in February of a ruptured ulcer, which developed from hypothermia and dehydration. The county's health commissioner notes the homicide definition includes negligence or inaction, not intent. The homicide ruling has hit Alam's Rohingya community in Buffalo hard.
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Chapter 2: How are oil prices affected by the U.S. military actions in Iran?
Also Wednesday, a Florida judge approved Woods' motion to leave the country to seek treatment. The judge's approval came a day after Woods entered a not guilty plea to suspicion of driving under the influence. I'm Giles Snyder, NPR News.
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